Garment-hanger



I. R. MORTON.

GARMENTHANGER. 7 APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 71 I920.

Patented Apr. 5 1921.

INVENTOR.

J. R. Marian,

ATTORNEY.

canes s r-res GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed September 7, 1920. Serial No. 408,520.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN R. MORTON, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at League City, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a garment hanger, and the object is to providea device which shall serve the usual purpose, and which when not in usemay be folded into compact form, in order that it may readily be placedin a suit case or the like.

A further object is to provide, in a device of the type indicated, aplurality of hingedly connected arms, with certain novel means forbracing the arms when in operative position.

A still further object is to provide, in connection with a plurality ofarms hingedly connected, a supporting element retained in position bythe closing movement of the arms, and a. transverse bracing element forconnection withthe free ends of the arms.

A still further object is to provide in connection with the constructionabove outlined, a bracing element comprising a plurality of telescopingdevices, with certain novel means for efiecting' connection between thetelescoping elements and the arms of which the device is constructed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel con struction, combination, and arrangement of elementshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view of the device in side elevation, the arms beingclosed and the bracin elements being in position,

ig. 2 is a view showing the arms swung with reference to each other, andshowing the engaging device for the bracing elements thrown to openposition,

Fig. 3 is a view of the device in folded position,

Fig. 4 is a detail described below, and I Fig. 5 is a sectional viewtaken on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Fig. 2, with the plate inclosed position.

In carrying out my invention I employ a plurality of arms 10 and 12connected by means of a. hinge 14, these arms having abutting ends 15and 16. One end portion 15 is a trace provided with an aperture 17, andthe other 7 end portion is provided with a groove '18,

permitting a supporting element 20, which in the present instanceis-inthe form of a hook to be retained in position by the simple operation ofthrowing the arms into aline-' ment and causing the end thereof tofirmly v grip the shank of the hook. The shankpor- A bracing element,comprises a plurality of sections 28 and 29, one of these sectionscarrying a sleeve 30 receiving the adjacent end of the other section.The extreme ends of. the brace are received by sockets in the ends ofthe arms lOand 12. Arm 12 isprovided with an aperture or socket 31, andthe other arm is provided with a socket 33 having communication with anopen slot 34, so that the corresponding end of the brace may be receivedby the socket after the arms 10 and 12 have been thrown into alinement.This socket last named is covered by'a pivoted plate 35 pivoted at 35having an offset 36 positioned for engagement with the upper wall of theslot to limit the opening move-- ment of the plate. A pin 38 is providedwith a head under which the end portion of the plate passes when thelatter is thrown toa position for closing the slot and retaining theadjacent end of the brace in position.

Offset 39 limits the movement of plate 35 in the other direction.

When the device is folded into the position shown inFig. 3, thetelescoping sections, detached, are retained against the arms oted platefor closing said slot and retaining the end of the brace within thesocket.

2. In a device of the class described, a plurality of hingedly connectedarms, a brace for retaining said arms in an extended position, one ofthe arms being provided with a socket having an open side for receivingthe corresponding end of the brace, a pivoted plate for closing saidopen portion of the socket, an offset formed on thevedge of the platefor engaging one wall of the socket and limiting the movement of theplate, and a device for retaining the plate in position for closing thesocket and retaining the brace therein. I j

3. In a device of the class described, a plurality of hingedly connectedarms, each of said arms being provided with a socket near its free endand on the inner side thereof, the

longitudinally into one of said sockets, and

to be inserted in theother socket by lateral movement through the openslot, and a pivoted plate for closing said open slot and retaining thebrace within the adjacent socket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R; MORTON." Witnesses:

M. M. BLACK, C. E. SANDERS.

